Catholic Public Domain Version
"But now Christ has risen again from the dead, as the first-fruits of those who sleep. "
— 1 Corinthians 15:20, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.”
“But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep. ”
“But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruits of those who are asleep.”
“But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”
“But now Christ is risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them that sleep:”
“But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.”
“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.”
But if Christ has not risen, then your faith is vain; for you would still be in your sins.
Then, too, those who have fallen asleep in Christ would have perished.
If we have hope in Christ for this life only, then we are more miserable than all men.
But now Christ has risen again from the dead, as the first-fruits of those who sleep.
For certainly, death came through a man. And so, the resurrection of the dead came through a man
And just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be brought to life,
but each one in his proper order: Christ, as the first-fruits, and next, those who are of Christ, who have believed in his advent.